Doom Asylum

Doom Asylum

SLASHING with a snicker, SLAUGHTER with a smirk...

R 1988 · 79 min · ★ 5.2 · Horror, Comedy

A demented former lawyer uses autopsy equipment to kill off the teenagers who trespass on the long-abandoned asylum he inhabits. Filmed on location in an actual abandoned asylum.

Directed by Richard Friedman · Written by Richard Friedman

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